Woman allegedly kicks officer in shin

Published 2:53 pm, Tuesday, April 28, 2015

A Midland woman was arrested Saturday after allegedly kicking an officer in the shin after being arrested for assault on a family member, according to court documents.

Vanessa Young, 44, was being held on a third-degree felony charge of assault on a public servant. She was held Tuesday evening on a $35,000 bond, according to the Midland County Sheriff’s Office.

According to the affidavit, a Midland police officer was dispatched to the 3700 block of Gaston Drive at 1:44 p.m. Saturday in response to a disturbance. The same officer had responded to an assault call at the same residence earlier in the day.

The officer made contact with Young, who told him that a family member in her household had been acting up and that Young was trying to send the family member away. Young claimed that she wanted the family member arrested until she could be sent away.

The officer then interviewed the family member Young mentioned and another relative, who both said that Young allegedly had assaulted the family member after an argument, according to the affidavit. She was said to have jumped on the family member and punched her with a closed fist multiple times.

The officer arrested Young for family assault charges. When the officer arrived at the jail, Young allegedly became aggressive and began to kick the cage inside the vehicle. When the officer let Young out, he said that Young began yelling and cursing before kicking him in the right shin. While trying to restrain Young against the vehicle and call dispatch for backup, Young ended up face first in the police vehicle with her legs sticking out. The officer said that she continued to try to kick him until jail staff arrived and secured her.

If convicted of the third-degree felony, Young faces between two and 10 years in prison.